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SDL Acquires Donnelley Language Solutions

On July 16, 2018, SDL acquired software company Donnelley Language Solutions from DFIN for 78M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is SDL’s 4th transaction in the Software sector.
  • This is SDL’s largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is SDL’s 5th transaction in the United States.
  • This is SDL’s 1st transaction in Illinois.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2018-07-16
Target Donnelley Language Solutions
Sector Software
Buyer(s) SDL
Sellers(s) DFIN
Deal Type Divestiture
Deal Value 78M USD

Target

Donnelley Language Solutions

Chicago, Illinois, United States
Donnelley Language Solutions is a provider of language translation technology. Donnelley Language Solutions includes operations in 15 countries with approximately 400 employees.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

SDL

Maidenhead, United Kingdom
Category Company
Founded 1992
Sector Software
Employees4,300
Revenue 376M GBP (2019)
DESCRIPTION

SDL is a global content management and language solutions. SDL helps companies build relevant digital experiences that deliver transformative business results on a global scale. SDL was founded in 1992 and is based in Maidenhead, United Kingdom.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 10 of 10
Sector: Software M&A 4 of 4
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 1 of 1
State: Illinois M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 5 of 5
Year: 2018 M&A 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-01-30 Fredhopper BV

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Fredhopper BV is a cloud-based provider of onsite search, navigation, recommendation and visual merchandising solutions through a global SaaS platform. Company has its primary office in Amsterdam in the Netherlands, with operations also in the UK and Bulgaria.

Sell £25M

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

DFIN

Chicago, Illinois, United States
Category Company
Founded 1983
Sector Internet Software and Services
Employees1,800
Revenue 782M USD (2024)
DESCRIPTION

DFIN is a provider of online deal solutions tools to take a transaction from start to finish, secure online data rooms, contract analytic,s and more. DFIN was incorporated in 1983 and is based in Chicago, Illinois.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Software M&A 1 of 1
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 1 of 1
State: Illinois M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2018 M&A 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 1
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-12-18 eBrevia

San Francisco, California, United States

eBrevia, Inc. is a provider of artificial intelligence-based data extraction and contract analytics software solutions. eBrevia was founded in 2011 and is based in San Francisco, California.

Buy $20M
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